Game Date: Oct 24th, 2054
Arkansas-Fort Smith 83 - Nichols 81
Date: January 1st, 2054
Game: College [Conference] [#1290601] 
Arena: Nichols College Athletic Center
Attendance: 2,304
Player Of The Game: Neal Thornton (2)
| Team / Score | 1 | 2 | F | |
| Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions | 42 | 41 | 83 | |
| Nichols Bison | 46 | 35 | 81 | |
| Arkansas-Fort Smith Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 40 | T. Payton sf | 35 | 5-16 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | N. Thornton pf | 33 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-8 | 1 | 4 | +8 | 0.8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | M. Marion c | 34 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 30 | N. Valentini sg | 34 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13.8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 55 | C. McCain pg | 34 | 11-15 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3 | 5 | +6 | 11.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | Hvy | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | R. Cherry pg | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 45 | E. Dubose pf | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | C. Colburn sf | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 34 | A. Day sg | 17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 30-64 | 5-17 | 18-25 | 83 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 31-63 | 12 | 19 | +10 | 10.7 | 26 | 9 | 22 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 46.9% | 29.4% | 72.0% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols Bison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| # | Player | Min | FG | 3PT | FT | PTS | Off | Reb | AST | STL | BLK | OFG | TO | PF | +/- | DIST | PITP | FBP | FD | Fat | SC | ||
| 33 | B. McGhee sf | 32 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Mod | 🏀 | ||
| 50 | D. Reid pf | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 32 | C. Gee c | 32 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 11 | Q. Christian sg | 31 | 8-15 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 17.4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Lght | 🏀 | ||
| 14 | F. Saenez pg | 29 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 6 | 5 | -5 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 24 | E. Tuttle sg | 9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 20 | H. Smith pg | 11 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 12.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 4 | R. Calvert pf | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 🏀 | ||
| 35 | D. Bond sf | 8 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 🏀 | ||
| Total | 200 | 31-63 | 7-18 | 12-18 | 81 | 6 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 29-63 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 10.7 | 28 | 2 | 19 | - | 🏀 | |||
| Percentages | 49.2% | 38.9% | 66.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Player of the Game
Arkansas-Fort Smith: Neal Thornton
Head Coaches
Arkansas-Fort Smith: Sam Scott
Nichols: Wesley Rueter
Offensive Efficiencies
Arkansas-Fort Smith: At the rim (7/10 70.0%) Inside (6/14 42.9%) Mid-range (12/23 52.2%) Beyond the Arc (5/17 29.4%)
Nichols: At the rim (5/9 55.6%) Inside (9/16 56.3%) Mid-range (10/20 50.0%) Beyond the Arc (7/18 38.9%)
Defensive Tactics
Arkansas-Fort Smith: Man-To-Man (48.3%) Zone (31.5%) Pressure (6.7%) 2nd Chance (4.5%) Transition (9.0%) Int. Foul (0.0%)
Extend: Start 0, End of 1st Half -1.5, Start of 2nd Half -1.5, End of Regulation -1
Nichols: Man-To-Man (43.2%) Zone (40.9%) Pressure (1.1%) 2nd Chance (4.5%) Transition (9.1%) Int. Foul (1.1%)
Extend: Start 0, End of 1st Half 0, Start of 2nd Half 0, End of Regulation -0.5
Weighted Skill Index (SI) & Team Power Index (TPI)
Arkansas-Fort Smith: 136.3 / 139.7
Nichols: 134.6 / 133.5
Injuries
Arkansas-Fort Smith: sf-Schroeder, sg-Atkinson
Nichols: none
Overworked
Arkansas-Fort Smith: none
Nichols: none
Game Information
Date: Thursday, January 1st, 2054
Game Type: College [Conference]
Arena: Nichols College Athletic Center
City: Dudley, MA
Attendance: 2,304
Version: 1.039
Simulated: Wed Sep 16 2026 @ 10:20:35 am PDT
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Starting Line-Ups
Arkansas-Fort Smith: PG-McCain (6' 3½"), SG-Valentini (6' 6"), SF-Payton (6' 2½"), PF-Thornton (6' 7½"), C-Marion (6' 9½")
Nichols: PG-Saenez (5' 9½"), SG-Christian (6' 2"), SF-McGhee (6' 3½"), PF-Reid (6' 3"), C-Gee (6' 5")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Arkansas-Fort Smith gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 2 - 0.
19:40 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez turns the ball over out of bounds.
19:29 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 4 - 0.
19:17 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
19:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini drives down the lane. Valentini lays it up. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 6 - 0.
18:47 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard, Dubose to Power Forward and Thornton to Center. Nichols substitutes Calvert to Center.
18:47 - Nichols: Christian brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 6 - 2.
18:36 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Thornton at the basket. Thornton lays it up. Foul! Calvert fouls Thornton on the shot. Thornton makes the first free throw. Thornton missed the second free throw. McGhee grabs the rebound. Arkansas-Fort Smith 7 - 2.
18:24 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 7 - 4.
18:11 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Thornton tips it in. Arkansas-Fort Smith 9 - 4.
18:02 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Reid at the basket. Reid attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 9 - 6.
17:50 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! McGhee fouls Payton blocking out to get the rebound.
17:29 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: The ball is inbounded to Day. Day passes the ball to McCain outside. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
17:14 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert at the basket. Calvert lays it up. It's blocked by Thornton! Thornton grabs the rebound.
17:02 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCain passes the ball to Day. Day passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose passes the ball to McCain. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Arkansas-Fort Smith 12 - 6.
16:34 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard, Thornton to Power Forward and Marion to Center.
16:34 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. Offensive foul! Saenez charged with the foul while taking the shot over McCain.
16:24 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Arkansas-Fort Smith 14 - 6.
16:15 - Nichols: Christian brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 14 - 8.
16:03 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard, Dubose to Power Forward and Thornton to Center.
16:03 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Day passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots from the inside. Foul! Calvert fouls Payton on the shot. Payton makes the first free throw. Payton makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 8.
15:57 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Marion to Center. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
15:57 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against a zone defense. Smith drives by Day. Smith lays it up. Offensive foul! Smith charged with the foul while taking the shot over Dubose.
15:48 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
15:36 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Smith leads the fast break with Bond to the right. Smith lays it up. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 10.
15:29 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini drives down the lane. Valentini passes the ball to Payton at the basket. Payton lays it up. Offensive foul! Payton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Bond.
15:18 - Nichols: Christian brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 12.
15:04 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Payton to Point Guard, Cherry to Shooting Guard, Colburn to Small Forward, Day to Power Forward and Dubose to Center.
15:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Payton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Payton passes the ball to Day. Offensive foul! Day commits the foul.
14:58 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard, Payton to Small Forward, Dubose to Power Forward and Marion to Center. Nichols substitutes Gee to Center.
14:58 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Bond. Bond shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Dubose grabs the rebound.
14:46 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day hands off the ball to Payton. Smith steals the pass from Payton.
14:29 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Smith leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Smith passes the ball to Reid outside. Reid tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reid passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 14.
14:29 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Nichols!
14:08 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Calvert to Center.
14:08 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian steals the pass from Valentini.
14:04 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break with Smith and Bond. Christian attempts to dunk it. Foul! Valentini fouls Christian on the shot. Christian makes the first free throw. Christian makes the second free throw. Tied 16 - 16.
14:00 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Day outside. Day passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Day. Arkansas-Fort Smith 18 - 16.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard and Valentini to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Gee to Center.
13:45 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Bond outside. Bond passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Bond. Bond passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reid grabs the offensive rebound.
13:16 - Nichols: Reid has the rebound. Reid shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 18 - 18.
13:14 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Dubose to Power Forward.
13:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bond grabs the long rebound.
13:02 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Nichols 20 - 18.
12:45 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Valentini to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Tuttle to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
12:45 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives to the basket. Offensive foul! McCain commits the foul on the drive.
12:37 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against pressure defense. Smith passes the ball to Tuttle on the perimeter. Foul! Day commits the foul on Tuttle.
12:33 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Tuttle. Tuttle passes the ball to Bond on the perimeter. Bond passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
12:11 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break with Day and Valentini. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bond grabs the rebound.
12:07 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Bond on the perimeter. Bond shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
11:56 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day passes the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Day outside. Day hands off the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Marion shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
11:26 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Tuttle leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini steals the pass from Tuttle.
11:15 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day drives down the lane. Day passes the ball to Marion at the basket. Marion lays it up. Foul! Gee fouls Marion on the shot. Marion makes the first free throw. Marion makes the second free throw. Tied 20 - 20.
11:01 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Colburn to Small Forward, Valentini to Power Forward and Thornton to Center. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard and McGhee to Small Forward.
11:01 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Foul! Thornton commits the foul on Calvert.
10:41 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard, Payton to Small Forward, Thornton to Power Forward and Marion to Center.
10:41 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Tuttle. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Gee. Gee passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
10:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain attacks with the ball on the fast break. McCain passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:09 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thornton passes the ball to Marion on the perimeter. Marion passes the ball to Payton outside. Payton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCain grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:54 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain has the rebound and restarts the offense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini shoots a jumper from the foul line. Foul! Tuttle fouls Valentini on the shot. Valentini makes the first free throw. Valentini makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 22 - 20.
9:44 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Tied 22 - 22.
9:31 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 24 - 22.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard and Valentini to Small Forward.
9:09 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle on the perimeter. Tuttle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
8:58 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day drives down the lane. Day passes the ball to Marion at the basket. Marion lays it up. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the offensive rebound.
8:43 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thornton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Arkansas-Fort Smith 26 - 22.
8:40 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard and Payton to Small Forward. Nichols substitutes Christian to Shooting Guard and Reid to Power Forward.
8:40 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 26 - 24.
8:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini drives down the lane. Valentini passes the ball to Thornton at the basket. Thornton lays it up. The shot misses. Gee grabs the rebound.
8:14 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
8:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton shoots from the block. It's blocked by Gee! Gee grabs the rebound.
7:45 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
7:33 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 29 - 24.
7:26 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
7:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
7:00 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Saenez attacks with the ball on the fast break. Saenez lays it up. Foul! McCain fouls Saenez on the shot. Saenez missed the first free throw. Saenez makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 29 - 25.
6:54 - Game Event: Time out. McCain must sit with 2 fouls. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and McCain to Shooting Guard.
6:54 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
6:38 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian attacks with the ball on the fast break. Christian turns the ball over to the other team.
6:34 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Saenez steals the pass from Valentini.
6:18 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 29 - 28.
6:02 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Payton to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard, McCain to Small Forward and Dubose to Power Forward.
6:02 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Day passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Payton. Payton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 31 - 28.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard, McCain to Shooting Guard, Payton to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward.
5:47 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee on the perimeter. Gee shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
5:36 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Thornton. Thornton passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Thornton on the perimeter. Thornton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Saenez grabs the long rebound.
5:18 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian turns the ball over to the other team.
5:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break with Valentini and Payton. McCain passes the ball to Valentini at the basket. Valentini lays it up. Foul! Christian fouls Valentini on the shot. Valentini missed the first free throw. Valentini makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 32 - 28.
4:57 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard and Valentini to Shooting Guard.
4:57 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
4:45 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain at the basket. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 34 - 28.
4:39 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 34 - 30.
4:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 36 - 30.
4:19 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 36 - 32.
4:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Valentini passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the offensive rebound.
3:54 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Marion has the rebound and restarts the offense. Marion shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
3:50 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee outside. McGhee drives down the lane. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez at the basket. Saenez lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by McGhee. Arkansas-Fort Smith 36 - 34.
3:33 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 38 - 34.
3:21 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee. Gee shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 38 - 36.
3:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCain grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:53 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain has the rebound and restarts the offense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 40 - 36.
2:41 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee outside. McGhee passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. Air ball! Valentini grabs the rebound.
2:11 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Reid steals the pass from Thornton.
2:02 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid shoots in the paint. Marion rotates over and blocks the shot! McGhee grabs the offensive rebound.
1:42 - Nichols: McGhee has the rebound. McGhee shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 40 - 38.
1:40 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to McCain in the paint. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the foul line. Foul! McGhee fouls Payton on the shot. Payton makes the first free throw. Payton makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 42 - 38.
1:10 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Saenez commits the foul on the drive.
1:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Thornton at the basket. Thornton lays it up. Gee rotates over and blocks the shot! Reid grabs the rebound.
0:52 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Saenez grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:42 - Nichols: Saenez has the rebound and restarts the offense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 42 - 41.
0:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian steals the pass from Valentini.
0:25 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Saenez leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Nichols 43 - 42.
0:25 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
0:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
0:05 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Nichols 46 - 42.
0:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Arkansas-Fort Smith 42, Nichols 46
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: McCain must sit with 2 fouls. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and McCain to Shooting Guard. Saenez must sit with 2 fouls. McGhee must sit with 2 fouls. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Nichols. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Reid. Reid passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Christian. Christian passes the ball to Smith. Smith tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Smith shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
19:26 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Valentini outside. The shot clock winding down. Valentini shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:56 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thornton passes the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Nichols 46 - 44.
18:41 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard, Dubose to Power Forward and Thornton to Center. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard, McGhee to Small Forward and Calvert to Center.
18:41 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian in the paint. Christian shoots from the block. Foul! Thornton fouls Christian on the shot. Christian makes the first free throw. Christian makes the second free throw. Nichols 48 - 44.
18:28 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
18:19 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian attacks with the ball on the fast break. Christian turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:12 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Nichols 48 - 47.
18:02 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Reid at the basket. Reid lays it up. Foul! Thornton fouls Reid on the shot. Reid missed the first free throw. Reid makes the second free throw. Nichols 49 - 47.
17:50 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Day outside. Day hands off the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain passes the ball to Dubose on the perimeter. Dubose shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Christian grabs the rebound.
17:20 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian in the paint. Christian passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots in the paint. Dubose rotates over and blocks the shot! Dubose grabs the rebound.
16:53 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against a zone defense. Day passes the ball to McCain outside. McCain passes the ball to Payton outside. Payton passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
16:30 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break with McGhee to the right. Christian lays it up. The shot misses. Payton grabs the rebound.
16:24 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose passes the ball to McCain in the paint. McCain passes the ball to Day. Day passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose shoots from the block. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
15:54 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Christian. Christian shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the offensive rebound.
15:37 - Nichols: Calvert has the rebound. Calvert shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Nichols 51 - 47.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Marion to Center. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
15:35 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Payton. Nichols 51 - 49.
15:14 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Smith with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Nichols 53 - 49.
15:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against a zone defense. Day passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini shoots from the low post. Foul! Reid fouls Valentini on the shot. Valentini makes the first free throw. Valentini makes the second free throw. Nichols 53 - 51.
14:34 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Gee to Center.
14:34 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Payton grabs the long rebound.
14:25 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Day. Day passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 53 - 53.
13:59 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard and Valentini to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard and McGhee to Small Forward.
13:59 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee passes the ball to Christian in the paint. Christian passes the ball to Reid. Reid drives down the lane. Reid lays it up. Offensive foul! Reid charged with the foul while taking the shot over Valentini.
13:30 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Dubose to Power Forward.
13:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 55 - 53.
13:18 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid passes the ball to Saenez in the paint. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Nichols 56 - 55.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Valentini to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Tuttle to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
12:57 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:51 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
12:40 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Foul! Marion fouls Gee trying to grab the offensive rebound.
12:18 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Colburn to Small Forward and Valentini to Power Forward.
12:18 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Calvert. Calvert passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Calvert. Calvert passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. Foul! Valentini fouls Calvert on the shot. Calvert makes the first free throw. Calvert missed the second free throw. Valentini grabs the rebound. Nichols 57 - 55.
11:49 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Day. Day with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Day charged with the foul while taking the shot over McGhee.
11:37 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward.
11:37 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle on the perimeter. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Thornton! McGhee grabs the offensive rebound.
11:07 - Nichols: McGhee has the rebound. McGhee shoots from the low post. Marion rotates over and blocks the shot! Thornton grabs the rebound.
11:07 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break with McCain to the right. Day passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gee grabs the rebound.
11:01 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee on the perimeter. Gee passes the ball to Saenez in the paint. Offensive foul! Saenez commits the foul.
10:49 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard and Payton to Small Forward.
10:49 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Foul! Marion fouls Gee trying to grab the offensive rebound.
10:37 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! McCain fouls Saenez on the shot. Saenez missed the first free throw. Saenez missed the second free throw. Thornton grabs the rebound.
10:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 57 - 57.
10:03 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard and Valentini to Small Forward. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
10:03 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Tuttle in the paint. Tuttle shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Calvert. Nichols 59 - 57.
9:43 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard and Payton to Small Forward. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard, Christian to Shooting Guard, McGhee to Small Forward and Reid to Power Forward.
9:43 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to McCain. McCain drives to the basket. Foul! Christian commits the foul on McCain.
9:18 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Tuttle to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
9:18 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: The ball is inbounded to Thornton. Thornton passes the ball to Payton. Offensive foul! Payton commits the foul.
9:13 - Nichols: Tuttle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee passes the ball to Gee. Gee shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
8:43 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
8:39 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
8:28 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton. Payton passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Gee grabs the rebound.
8:00 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Tuttle leads the fast break. Foul! Payton commits the foul on Tuttle. In the bonus, Tuttle is shooting one-and-one. Tuttle makes the first free throw. Tuttle makes the second free throw. Nichols 61 - 57.
7:57 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Christian to Shooting Guard and Reid to Power Forward.
7:57 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion. Marion shoots a jumper. Foul! Gee fouls Marion on the shot. Marion missed the first free throw. Marion missed the second free throw. Christian grabs the rebound.
7:45 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thornton steals the pass from Saenez.
7:41 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Breakaway! Thornton takes the ball the length of the court. Thornton lays it up. The shot goes in! Nichols 61 - 59.
7:35 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Reid. Reid shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Nichols 63 - 59.
7:12 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Nichols 63 - 61.
6:54 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Nichols 66 - 61.
6:46 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Nichols 66 - 63.
6:35 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid passes the ball to Christian. Christian drives by Payton. Christian lays it up. The shot goes in! Nichols 68 - 63.
6:13 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the offensive rebound.
6:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound. Thornton shoots from the low post. Foul! Reid fouls Thornton on the shot. Thornton makes the first free throw. Thornton makes the second free throw. Nichols 68 - 65.
6:02 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard and Dubose to Power Forward.
6:02 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. Offensive foul! Saenez charged with the foul while taking the shot over Marion.
5:49 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Valentini to Shooting Guard and Thornton to Power Forward.
5:49 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the offensive rebound.
5:39 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound. Thornton shoots from the low post. Foul! Gee fouls Thornton on the shot. Thornton makes the first free throw. Thornton makes the second free throw. Nichols 68 - 67.
5:37 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Saenez in the paint. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Nichols 70 - 67.
5:37 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Nichols!
5:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Marion. Nichols 70 - 69.
4:46 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Christian grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:18 - Nichols: Christian has the rebound and restarts the offense. Christian passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
4:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Thornton outside. Thornton passes the ball to Payton outside. Payton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 72 - 70.
3:47 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 72 - 72.
3:34 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 74 - 72.
3:18 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives to the basket. Foul! McCain commits the foul on Saenez. In the double bonus, Saenez is shooting two free throws. Saenez makes the first free throw. Saenez missed the second free throw. Thornton grabs the rebound. Arkansas-Fort Smith 74 - 73.
3:08 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots from the inside. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
2:57 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots from the inside. Thornton rotates over and blocks the shot! Valentini grabs the rebound.
2:45 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain at the basket. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. And McCain is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Saenez fouls out. Smith replaces Saenez at point guard. McCain missed the first free throw. Reid grabs the rebound. Arkansas-Fort Smith 76 - 73.
2:39 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots in the paint. Foul! Thornton fouls Gee on the shot. Gee makes the first free throw. Gee makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 76 - 75.
2:26 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives to the basket. Foul! Smith commits the foul on McCain. In the double bonus, McCain is shooting two free throws. McCain missed the first free throw. McCain missed the second free throw. Gee grabs the rebound.
2:12 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Payton grabs the rebound.
2:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Arkansas-Fort Smith 79 - 75.
1:34 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 79 - 78.
1:06 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Marion. Marion shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
0:48 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break with Smith and McGhee. Christian passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McCain grabs the rebound.
0:41 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! McCain charged with the foul while taking the shot over Christian. McCain fouls out. Cherry replaces McCain at point guard.
0:32 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Day to Shooting Guard.
0:32 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Offensive foul! Gee commits the foul away from the ball.
0:23 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Valentini passes the ball to Payton. Foul! Christian commits the intentional foul on Payton. In the double bonus, Payton is shooting two free throws. Payton makes the first free throw. Payton makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 81 - 78.
0:18 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against a zone defense. Smith passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Smith. Tied 81 - 81.
0:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 83 - 81.
0:02 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. The shot clock winding down. Smith shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Payton grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Arkansas-Fort Smith 83, Nichols 81
Starting Line-Ups
Arkansas-Fort Smith: PG-McCain (6' 3½"), SG-Valentini (6' 6"), SF-Payton (6' 2½"), PF-Thornton (6' 7½"), C-Marion (6' 9½")
Nichols: PG-Saenez (5' 9½"), SG-Christian (6' 2"), SF-McGhee (6' 3½"), PF-Reid (6' 3"), C-Gee (6' 5")
1st Half:
20:00 - Game Event: Tip-off! Arkansas-Fort Smith gains possession on the jump ball...
19:55 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 2 - 0.
19:40 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez turns the ball over out of bounds.
19:29 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 4 - 0.
19:17 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
19:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini drives down the lane. Valentini lays it up. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 6 - 0.
18:47 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard, Dubose to Power Forward and Thornton to Center. Nichols substitutes Calvert to Center.
18:47 - Nichols: Christian brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 6 - 2.
18:36 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Thornton at the basket. Thornton lays it up. Foul! Calvert fouls Thornton on the shot. Thornton makes the first free throw. Thornton missed the second free throw. McGhee grabs the rebound. Arkansas-Fort Smith 7 - 2.
18:24 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 7 - 4.
18:11 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Thornton tips it in. Arkansas-Fort Smith 9 - 4.
18:02 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Reid at the basket. Reid attempts to dunk it. Slam dunk! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 9 - 6.
17:50 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Foul! McGhee fouls Payton blocking out to get the rebound.
17:29 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: The ball is inbounded to Day. Day passes the ball to McCain outside. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
17:14 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert at the basket. Calvert lays it up. It's blocked by Thornton! Thornton grabs the rebound.
17:02 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCain passes the ball to Day. Day passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose passes the ball to McCain. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Arkansas-Fort Smith 12 - 6.
16:34 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard, Thornton to Power Forward and Marion to Center.
16:34 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. Offensive foul! Saenez charged with the foul while taking the shot over McCain.
16:24 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Arkansas-Fort Smith 14 - 6.
16:15 - Nichols: Christian brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 14 - 8.
16:03 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard, Dubose to Power Forward and Thornton to Center.
16:03 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Day passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots from the inside. Foul! Calvert fouls Payton on the shot. Payton makes the first free throw. Payton makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 8.
15:57 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Marion to Center. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
15:57 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against a zone defense. Smith drives by Day. Smith lays it up. Offensive foul! Smith charged with the foul while taking the shot over Dubose.
15:48 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
15:36 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Smith leads the fast break with Bond to the right. Smith lays it up. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 10.
15:29 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini drives down the lane. Valentini passes the ball to Payton at the basket. Payton lays it up. Offensive foul! Payton charged with the foul while taking the shot over Bond.
15:18 - Nichols: Christian brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 12.
15:04 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Payton to Point Guard, Cherry to Shooting Guard, Colburn to Small Forward, Day to Power Forward and Dubose to Center.
15:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Payton brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Payton passes the ball to Day. Offensive foul! Day commits the foul.
14:58 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard, Payton to Small Forward, Dubose to Power Forward and Marion to Center. Nichols substitutes Gee to Center.
14:58 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Bond. Bond shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Dubose grabs the rebound.
14:46 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day hands off the ball to Payton. Smith steals the pass from Payton.
14:29 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Smith leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Smith passes the ball to Reid outside. Reid tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Reid passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 16 - 14.
14:29 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Nichols!
14:08 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Calvert to Center.
14:08 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian steals the pass from Valentini.
14:04 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break with Smith and Bond. Christian attempts to dunk it. Foul! Valentini fouls Christian on the shot. Christian makes the first free throw. Christian makes the second free throw. Tied 16 - 16.
14:00 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Day outside. Day passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Day. Arkansas-Fort Smith 18 - 16.
13:45 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard and Valentini to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Gee to Center.
13:45 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Bond outside. Bond passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Smith passes the ball to Bond. Bond passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reid grabs the offensive rebound.
13:16 - Nichols: Reid has the rebound. Reid shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Tied 18 - 18.
13:14 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Dubose to Power Forward.
13:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bond grabs the long rebound.
13:02 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Nichols 20 - 18.
12:45 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Valentini to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Tuttle to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
12:45 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives to the basket. Offensive foul! McCain commits the foul on the drive.
12:37 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against pressure defense. Smith passes the ball to Tuttle on the perimeter. Foul! Day commits the foul on Tuttle.
12:33 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Tuttle. Tuttle passes the ball to Bond on the perimeter. Bond passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
12:11 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break with Day and Valentini. McCain passes the ball to Day on the perimeter. Day shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Bond grabs the rebound.
12:07 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Bond on the perimeter. Bond shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
11:56 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day passes the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Day outside. Day hands off the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. The shot clock winding down. Marion shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
11:26 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Tuttle leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini steals the pass from Tuttle.
11:15 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day drives down the lane. Day passes the ball to Marion at the basket. Marion lays it up. Foul! Gee fouls Marion on the shot. Marion makes the first free throw. Marion makes the second free throw. Tied 20 - 20.
11:01 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Colburn to Small Forward, Valentini to Power Forward and Thornton to Center. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard and McGhee to Small Forward.
11:01 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Foul! Thornton commits the foul on Calvert.
10:41 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard, Payton to Small Forward, Thornton to Power Forward and Marion to Center.
10:41 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Tuttle. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Gee. Gee passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
10:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain attacks with the ball on the fast break. McCain passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the long offensive rebound.
10:09 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thornton passes the ball to Marion on the perimeter. Marion passes the ball to Payton outside. Payton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCain grabs the long offensive rebound.
9:54 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain has the rebound and restarts the offense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini shoots a jumper from the foul line. Foul! Tuttle fouls Valentini on the shot. Valentini makes the first free throw. Valentini makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 22 - 20.
9:44 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Tied 22 - 22.
9:31 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 24 - 22.
9:09 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard and Valentini to Small Forward.
9:09 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle on the perimeter. Tuttle shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
8:58 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day drives down the lane. Day passes the ball to Marion at the basket. Marion lays it up. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the offensive rebound.
8:43 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thornton goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Arkansas-Fort Smith 26 - 22.
8:40 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard and Payton to Small Forward. Nichols substitutes Christian to Shooting Guard and Reid to Power Forward.
8:40 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 26 - 24.
8:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini drives down the lane. Valentini passes the ball to Thornton at the basket. Thornton lays it up. The shot misses. Gee grabs the rebound.
8:14 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
8:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton shoots from the block. It's blocked by Gee! Gee grabs the rebound.
7:45 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
7:33 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 29 - 24.
7:26 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
7:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
7:00 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Saenez attacks with the ball on the fast break. Saenez lays it up. Foul! McCain fouls Saenez on the shot. Saenez missed the first free throw. Saenez makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 29 - 25.
6:54 - Game Event: Time out. McCain must sit with 2 fouls. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and McCain to Shooting Guard.
6:54 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
6:38 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian attacks with the ball on the fast break. Christian turns the ball over to the other team.
6:34 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Saenez steals the pass from Valentini.
6:18 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 29 - 28.
6:02 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Payton to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard, McCain to Small Forward and Dubose to Power Forward.
6:02 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Day passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Payton. Payton with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 31 - 28.
5:47 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard, McCain to Shooting Guard, Payton to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward.
5:47 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee on the perimeter. Gee shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
5:36 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Thornton. Thornton passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Thornton on the perimeter. Thornton shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Saenez grabs the long rebound.
5:18 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian turns the ball over to the other team.
5:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break with Valentini and Payton. McCain passes the ball to Valentini at the basket. Valentini lays it up. Foul! Christian fouls Valentini on the shot. Valentini missed the first free throw. Valentini makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 32 - 28.
4:57 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard and Valentini to Shooting Guard.
4:57 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
4:45 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain at the basket. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 34 - 28.
4:39 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid goes for the dunk. Slam dunk! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 34 - 30.
4:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 36 - 30.
4:19 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 36 - 32.
4:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Valentini passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the offensive rebound.
3:54 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Marion has the rebound and restarts the offense. Marion shoots from the low post. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
3:50 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee outside. McGhee drives down the lane. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez at the basket. Saenez lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by McGhee. Arkansas-Fort Smith 36 - 34.
3:33 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 38 - 34.
3:21 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee. Gee shoots a jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 38 - 36.
3:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. McCain grabs the long offensive rebound.
2:53 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain has the rebound and restarts the offense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 40 - 36.
2:41 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee outside. McGhee passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. Air ball! Valentini grabs the rebound.
2:11 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Reid steals the pass from Thornton.
2:02 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Christian tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Christian passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid shoots in the paint. Marion rotates over and blocks the shot! McGhee grabs the offensive rebound.
1:42 - Nichols: McGhee has the rebound. McGhee shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 40 - 38.
1:40 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to McCain in the paint. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the foul line. Foul! McGhee fouls Payton on the shot. Payton makes the first free throw. Payton makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 42 - 38.
1:10 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives to the basket. Offensive foul! Saenez commits the foul on the drive.
1:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Thornton at the basket. Thornton lays it up. Gee rotates over and blocks the shot! Reid grabs the rebound.
0:52 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Saenez grabs the long offensive rebound.
0:42 - Nichols: Saenez has the rebound and restarts the offense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Arkansas-Fort Smith 42 - 41.
0:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Christian steals the pass from Valentini.
0:25 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Saenez leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid shoots from the block. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Nichols 43 - 42.
0:25 - Game Event: The home crowds goes crazy as their team has captured the momentum!
0:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
0:05 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez shoots from downtown. The shot goes in! Nichols 46 - 42.
0:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. And the shot clock expires!
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Arkansas-Fort Smith 42, Nichols 46
Half-Time
2nd Half:
20:00 - Game Event: McCain must sit with 2 fouls. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and McCain to Shooting Guard. Saenez must sit with 2 fouls. McGhee must sit with 2 fouls. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
20:00 - Game Event: Possession arrow favors Nichols. They receive the ball...
19:55 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Reid. Reid passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Christian. Christian passes the ball to Smith. Smith tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Smith shoots a jumper. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the rebound.
19:26 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! McCain leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Valentini outside. The shot clock winding down. Valentini shoots from downtown. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the long offensive rebound.
18:56 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound and restarts the offense. Thornton passes the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Nichols 46 - 44.
18:41 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard, Dubose to Power Forward and Thornton to Center. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard, McGhee to Small Forward and Calvert to Center.
18:41 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian in the paint. Christian shoots from the block. Foul! Thornton fouls Christian on the shot. Christian makes the first free throw. Christian makes the second free throw. Nichols 48 - 44.
18:28 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
18:19 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian attacks with the ball on the fast break. Christian turns the ball over out of bounds.
18:12 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain passes the ball to Payton on the perimeter. Payton shoots from the three point line. The shot goes in! Nichols 48 - 47.
18:02 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to Reid at the basket. Reid lays it up. Foul! Thornton fouls Reid on the shot. Reid missed the first free throw. Reid makes the second free throw. Nichols 49 - 47.
17:50 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Day outside. Day hands off the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain passes the ball to Dubose on the perimeter. Dubose shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Christian grabs the rebound.
17:20 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian in the paint. Christian passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots in the paint. Dubose rotates over and blocks the shot! Dubose grabs the rebound.
16:53 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against a zone defense. Day passes the ball to McCain outside. McCain passes the ball to Payton outside. Payton passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
16:30 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break with McGhee to the right. Christian lays it up. The shot misses. Payton grabs the rebound.
16:24 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose passes the ball to McCain in the paint. McCain passes the ball to Day. Day passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose shoots from the block. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
15:54 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Christian. Christian shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the offensive rebound.
15:37 - Nichols: Calvert has the rebound. Calvert shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Nichols 51 - 47.
15:35 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Marion to Center. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
15:35 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton passes the ball to Dubose in the paint. Dubose shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Payton. Nichols 51 - 49.
15:14 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Smith with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Nichols 53 - 49.
15:01 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Day brings up the ball against a zone defense. Day passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Valentini in the paint. Valentini shoots from the low post. Foul! Reid fouls Valentini on the shot. Valentini makes the first free throw. Valentini makes the second free throw. Nichols 53 - 51.
14:34 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Gee to Center.
14:34 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Payton grabs the long rebound.
14:25 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Day. Day passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion shoots from the inside. The shot goes in! Tied 53 - 53.
13:59 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard and Valentini to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard and McGhee to Small Forward.
13:59 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee passes the ball to Christian in the paint. Christian passes the ball to Reid. Reid drives down the lane. Reid lays it up. Offensive foul! Reid charged with the foul while taking the shot over Valentini.
13:30 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Dubose to Power Forward.
13:30 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against a zone defense. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 55 - 53.
13:18 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid passes the ball to Saenez in the paint. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Nichols 56 - 55.
12:57 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Valentini to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward. Nichols substitutes Tuttle to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
12:57 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain turns the ball over out of bounds.
12:51 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle. Tuttle with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
12:40 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Day passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Foul! Marion fouls Gee trying to grab the offensive rebound.
12:18 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Colburn to Small Forward and Valentini to Power Forward.
12:18 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to Calvert. Calvert passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Calvert. Calvert passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. Foul! Valentini fouls Calvert on the shot. Calvert makes the first free throw. Calvert missed the second free throw. Valentini grabs the rebound. Nichols 57 - 55.
11:49 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain passes the ball to Day. Day with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! Day charged with the foul while taking the shot over McGhee.
11:37 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Small Forward and Thornton to Power Forward.
11:37 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Tuttle on the perimeter. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez on the perimeter. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert shoots from the low post. It's blocked by Thornton! McGhee grabs the offensive rebound.
11:07 - Nichols: McGhee has the rebound. McGhee shoots from the low post. Marion rotates over and blocks the shot! Thornton grabs the rebound.
11:07 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Day leads the fast break with McCain to the right. Day passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Gee grabs the rebound.
11:01 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee on the perimeter. Gee passes the ball to Saenez in the paint. Offensive foul! Saenez commits the foul.
10:49 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard and Payton to Small Forward.
10:49 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against pressure defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Foul! Marion fouls Gee trying to grab the offensive rebound.
10:37 - Nichols: The ball is inbounded to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. Foul! McCain fouls Saenez on the shot. Saenez missed the first free throw. Saenez missed the second free throw. Thornton grabs the rebound.
10:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain drives down the lane. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 57 - 57.
10:03 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Day to Shooting Guard and Valentini to Small Forward. Nichols substitutes Smith to Point Guard and Bond to Small Forward.
10:03 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to Tuttle in the paint. Tuttle shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Calvert. Nichols 59 - 57.
9:43 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Shooting Guard and Payton to Small Forward. Nichols substitutes Saenez to Point Guard, Christian to Shooting Guard, McGhee to Small Forward and Reid to Power Forward.
9:43 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to McCain. McCain drives to the basket. Foul! Christian commits the foul on McCain.
9:18 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Tuttle to Shooting Guard and Calvert to Power Forward.
9:18 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: The ball is inbounded to Thornton. Thornton passes the ball to Payton. Offensive foul! Payton commits the foul.
9:13 - Nichols: Tuttle brings up the ball against a zone defense. Tuttle passes the ball to Saenez outside. Saenez passes the ball to Calvert in the paint. Calvert passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee passes the ball to Gee. Gee shoots a jumper from the foul line. The shot misses. Valentini grabs the rebound.
8:43 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain shoots from beyond the arc. The shot misses. Calvert grabs the rebound.
8:39 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
8:28 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break, but decides to slow it down and run the half-court offense. Valentini passes the ball to Payton. Payton passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots in the paint. The shot misses. Gee grabs the rebound.
8:00 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Tuttle leads the fast break. Foul! Payton commits the foul on Tuttle. In the bonus, Tuttle is shooting one-and-one. Tuttle makes the first free throw. Tuttle makes the second free throw. Nichols 61 - 57.
7:57 - Game Event: Time out. Nichols substitutes Christian to Shooting Guard and Reid to Power Forward.
7:57 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion. Marion shoots a jumper. Foul! Gee fouls Marion on the shot. Marion missed the first free throw. Marion missed the second free throw. Christian grabs the rebound.
7:45 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Thornton steals the pass from Saenez.
7:41 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Breakaway! Thornton takes the ball the length of the court. Thornton lays it up. The shot goes in! Nichols 61 - 59.
7:35 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to McGhee in the paint. McGhee passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Reid. Reid shoots a jumper from the base line. The shot goes in! Nichols 63 - 59.
7:12 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Nichols 63 - 61.
6:54 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against pressure defense. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Nichols 66 - 61.
6:46 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Nichols 66 - 63.
6:35 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Reid in the paint. Reid passes the ball to Christian. Christian drives by Payton. Christian lays it up. The shot goes in! Nichols 68 - 63.
6:13 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini with a fadeaway jumper. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the offensive rebound.
6:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound. Thornton shoots from the low post. Foul! Reid fouls Thornton on the shot. Thornton makes the first free throw. Thornton makes the second free throw. Nichols 68 - 65.
6:02 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard, Day to Shooting Guard and Dubose to Power Forward.
6:02 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. Offensive foul! Saenez charged with the foul while taking the shot over Marion.
5:49 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes McCain to Point Guard, Valentini to Shooting Guard and Thornton to Power Forward.
5:49 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Payton. Payton shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Thornton grabs the offensive rebound.
5:39 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Thornton has the rebound. Thornton shoots from the low post. Foul! Gee fouls Thornton on the shot. Thornton makes the first free throw. Thornton makes the second free throw. Nichols 68 - 67.
5:37 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against a zone defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Saenez in the paint. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots in the paint. The shot goes in! Assisted by Saenez. Nichols 70 - 67.
5:37 - Game Event: The momentum has shifted to Nichols!
5:14 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to McCain on the perimeter. McCain passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton shoots from the low post. The shot goes in! Assisted by Marion. Nichols 70 - 69.
4:46 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee passes the ball to Saenez. Saenez passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from the corner. The shot misses. Christian grabs the long offensive rebound.
4:18 - Nichols: Christian has the rebound and restarts the offense. Christian passes the ball to McGhee on the perimeter. McGhee shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. Marion grabs the rebound.
4:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Thornton outside. Thornton passes the ball to Payton outside. Payton shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 72 - 70.
3:47 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives down the lane. Saenez lays it up. The shot goes in! Tied 72 - 72.
3:34 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Valentini. Valentini tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Valentini passes the ball to McCain. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 74 - 72.
3:18 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez drives to the basket. Foul! McCain commits the foul on Saenez. In the double bonus, Saenez is shooting two free throws. Saenez makes the first free throw. Saenez missed the second free throw. Thornton grabs the rebound. Arkansas-Fort Smith 74 - 73.
3:08 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. McCain passes the ball to Payton in the paint. Payton shoots from the inside. The shot misses. McGhee grabs the rebound.
2:57 - Nichols: Saenez brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Saenez tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Saenez passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots from the inside. Thornton rotates over and blocks the shot! Valentini grabs the rebound.
2:45 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Fast break opportunity! Valentini leads the fast break with McCain and Payton. Valentini passes the ball to McCain at the basket. McCain lays it up. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. And McCain is fouled on the shot, will shoot an added free throw. Saenez fouls out. Smith replaces Saenez at point guard. McCain missed the first free throw. Reid grabs the rebound. Arkansas-Fort Smith 76 - 73.
2:39 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots in the paint. Foul! Thornton fouls Gee on the shot. Gee makes the first free throw. Gee makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 76 - 75.
2:26 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain drives to the basket. Foul! Smith commits the foul on McCain. In the double bonus, McCain is shooting two free throws. McCain missed the first free throw. McCain missed the second free throw. Gee grabs the rebound.
2:12 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee shoots from the inside. The shot misses. Payton grabs the rebound.
2:04 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Marion in the paint. Marion passes the ball to Valentini outside. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion passes the ball to McCain. McCain passes the ball to Valentini on the perimeter. Valentini shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Assisted by McCain. Arkansas-Fort Smith 79 - 75.
1:34 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to McGhee. McGhee passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the corner. The shot goes in! Arkansas-Fort Smith 79 - 78.
1:06 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain passes the ball to Thornton in the paint. Thornton passes the ball to Marion. Marion shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot misses. Reid grabs the rebound.
0:48 - Nichols: Fast break opportunity! Christian leads the fast break with Smith and McGhee. Christian passes the ball to Smith on the perimeter. Smith shoots from the three point line. The shot misses. McCain grabs the rebound.
0:41 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: McCain brings up the ball against a zone defense. McCain tries to drive to the basket, but is stopped. McCain with a fadeaway jumper. Offensive foul! McCain charged with the foul while taking the shot over Christian. McCain fouls out. Cherry replaces McCain at point guard.
0:32 - Game Event: Time out. Arkansas-Fort Smith substitutes Valentini to Point Guard and Day to Shooting Guard.
0:32 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Smith passes the ball to Gee in the paint. Gee passes the ball to Smith in the paint. Offensive foul! Gee commits the foul away from the ball.
0:23 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball while the defense tries to foul. Valentini passes the ball to Payton. Foul! Christian commits the intentional foul on Payton. In the double bonus, Payton is shooting two free throws. Payton makes the first free throw. Payton makes the second free throw. Arkansas-Fort Smith 81 - 78.
0:18 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against a zone defense. Smith passes the ball to Christian on the perimeter. Christian shoots from beyond the arc. The shot goes in! Assisted by Smith. Tied 81 - 81.
0:10 - Arkansas-Fort Smith: Valentini brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. Valentini passes the ball to Marion. Marion shoots a jumper from the elbow. The shot goes in! Assisted by Valentini. Arkansas-Fort Smith 83 - 81.
0:02 - Nichols: Smith brings up the ball against man-to-man defense. The shot clock winding down. Smith shoots from well beyond the arc. The shot misses. Payton grabs the rebound.
0:00 - Game Event: Time expires!
Arkansas-Fort Smith 83, Nichols 81
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